Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014

  1. Introduction

  2. The Act

  3. Overview of the Act

  4. Commentary on Sections

    1. Part 1 – The Scottish Tribunals

      1. Establishment and Leadership

        1. Section 1 – Establishment of the Tribunals

        2. Section 2 – Head of the Tribunals

        3. Section 3 – Upholding independence

        4. Sections 4 and 5 – President of the Tribunals

      2. Overarching Responsibilities

        1. Section 6 – Representation of interests

        2. Section 7 – Business arrangements

        3. Section 8 – Delegation of functions

        4. Section 9 – Directions on functions

        5. Section 10 – Authority under regulations

        6. Section 11 – Consultation on regulations

        7. Section 12 – Principle to be observed

    2. Part 2 – Organisational Arrangements

      1. Membership types

        1. Section 13 – Overview of membership

        2. Section 14 – Capacity of members

        3. Section 15 – First-tier members

        4. Section 16 – Upper members

      2. Judiciary eligible to sit

        1. Section 17 – Sheriffs and judges

        2. Section 18 – Authorisation of others

        3. Section 19– Judicial membership

      3. Structure of the First-tier Tribunal

        1. Section 20 – Chambers in the Tribunal

        2. Section 21 – Chamber Presidents

        3. Section 22 – Appointment to post

      4. Structure of the Upper Tribunal

        1. Section 23 – Divisions of the Tribunal

        2. Section 24 – Vice-Presidents

        3. Section 25 – Assignment to post

        4. Section 26 – Appointment to post

    3. Part 3 – Transfer-In From Listed Tribunals

      1. Section 27 and schedule 1 – Listed tribunals

      2. Section 28 – Transfer-in of functions

      3. Section 29 and schedule 2 – Transfer-in of members

      4. Conferral of functions by another Act

        1. Section 30 - Accommodation of functions

        2. Section 31 – Redistribution of functions

    4. Part 4 – More About Membership Etc.

      1. Appointment and assignment

        1. Section 32 – Scheduled provisions

        2. Schedule 3 – Appointment to First-tier Tribunal

          1. Schedule Part 1 – Ordinary members

          2. Schedule Part 2 – Legal members

        3. Schedule 4 – Positions in the First-tier Tribunal

          1. Schedule Part 1 – Deputy or Temporary President

            1. Deputy President

            2. Temporary President

          2. Schedule Part 2 – Assignment internally

        4. Schedule 5 – Appointment to Upper Tribunal

          1. Schedule Part 1 – Ordinary members

          2. Schedule Part 2 – Legal members

        5. Schedule 6 – Positions in Upper Tribunal

          1. Schedule Part 1 – Temporary Vice-President

          2. Schedule Part 2 – Assignment internally

        6. Section 33 – Assignment Policy

      2. Training conditions and conduct

        1. Section 34 – Training and review

        2. Section 35 and schedule 7 – Conditions of membership etc.

      3. Initial period of office

      4. Reappointment

      5. Termination of appointment

      6. Oaths

      7. Pensions etc.

      8. Other conditions

        1. Section 36 and schedule 8 – Conduct and fitness etc.

      9. Conduct and discipline

      10. Fitness and removal

    5. Part 5 – Decision-Making and Composition

      Decisions in First-tier Tribunal

      1. Section 37 – Decisions in the Tribunal

      2. Section 38 – Composition of the Tribunal

      3. Decisions in Upper Tribunal

        1. Section 39– Decisions in the Tribunal

        2. Section 40 – Composition of the Tribunal

      4. Voting where two or more members

        1. Section 41 – Voting for Decisions

        2. Section 42 – Chairing Members

    6. Part 6 – Review or Appeal of Decisions

      1. Internal review

        1. Section 43 – Review of decisions

        2. Section 44 – Actions on review

        3. Section 45 – Review only once

      2. Appeal from First-tier Tribunal

        1. Section 46 – Appeal from the Tribunal

        2. Section 47 – Disposal of an appeal

      3. Appeal from Upper Tribunal

        1. Section 48 – Appeal from the Tribunal

        2. Section 49 – Disposal of an appeal

        3. Section 50 – Procedure on second appeal

      4. Excluded decisions

        1. Section 51  – Excluded decisions

        2. Section 52 – Decisions on review

        3. Section 53 – Other appeal rights

        4. Section 54 – Position on transfer-in

      5. Miscellaneous procedure

        1. Section 55 – Process for permission

        2. Section 56 – Participation of non-parties

      6. Special jurisdiction

        1. Section 57 – Judicial review cases

        2. Section 58 – Decision on remittal

        3. Section 59 – Additional matters

        4. Section 60 – Meaning of judicial review

    7. Part 7 – Powers, Procedure and Administration

      1. Cases and proceedings

        1. Section 61 – Venue for hearings

        2. Section 62 – Conduct of cases

        3. Section 63 – Enforcement of decisions

        4. Section 64 – Award of expenses

      2. Supplementary provisions

        1. Section 65 – Additional powers

        2. Section 66 – Application of enactments

        3. Section 67 – Offences in relation to proceedings

      3. Practice and procedure

        1. Tribunal Rules

          1. Section 68 – Tribunal rules

          2. Section 69 – Exercise of functions

          3. Section 70 – Extent of rule-making

        2. Particular matters

          1. Section 71 – Proceedings and steps

          2. Section 72 – Hearings in cases

          3. Section 73 – Evidence and decisions

        3. Issue and directions

          1. Section 74 – Practice directions

          2. Section 75 – Publication and effect

      4. Fees and administration

        1. Section 76 – Tribunal fees

        2. Section 77 – Administrative support

        3. Section 78 – Annual reporting

    8. Part 8 – Final Provisions

      1. General and ancillary

        1. Section 79– Regulation-making

        2. Section 80 – Ancillary regulations

        3. Section 81 and schedule 9 – Transitional and consequential

      2. Transitional and other matters

      3. Consequential modifications

      4. Interpretation, commencement and short title

        1. Section 82 and schedule 10 – Interpretation

        2. Section 83 – Commencement

  5. Parliamentary History